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and i understand what aetna is saying. i don't think it's aetna's fault. i talked to aetna themselves, and they said the problem is that all these sensual benefits, benefits that i don't need, like maternity coverage and mental health, are driving the cost up. >> okay. i think there's a lot of people in your situation, and our heart goes out to you. we thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> three hours from now on the fox business network, what fdr's grandson has to say about this rocky obama care role. >>> and you can catch me tomorrow on the fox business network, 9:20 eastern right before wall street passes judgment on the d.c. standoff, and that fitch ratings statement that we are now on negative ratings watch for our aaa rating. all right. "the five" starts now. >>> hello, everyone. it's 5:00 in new york city, and this is "the five." it is day 15 and the shutdown in washington continues. this morning, house republicans unveiled a proposal that was immediately rejected by the white house and they've since modified their plan, will bring i
and i understand what aetna is saying. i don't think it's aetna's fault. i talked to aetna themselves, and they said the problem is that all these sensual benefits, benefits that i don't need, like maternity coverage and mental health, are driving the cost up. >> okay. i think there's a lot of people in your situation, and our heart goes out to you. we thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> three hours from now on the fox business network, what fdr's grandson...
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aetna. what's your healthy? >>> a few steps could go a long way in the fight against breast cancer but the grand chapter order of the eastern star holds its annual 5k breast cancer walk this saturday. here with us is matron barbra e. murray and margaret anderson is also here. the walk is named after her. ladies, thank you very much for being here. looking beautiful in pink this october day. margaret, i'm going to start with you. the walk is named after you. why? you're not a breast cancer survivor. >> no, i am not but my grandmother was when i was the leader in 2001 and 2002. knowing charity was one of the major components of our organization, i thought, we can't do this alone. we need a community partner. being a howard university alum and worked there for 20 something years, i thought howard university is in the business of trying to help women with this terrible disease. so why don't we partner with them and that has been a wonderful feat. >> it has been an ongoing feat. you've been doing it for ten years. it
aetna. what's your healthy? >>> a few steps could go a long way in the fight against breast cancer but the grand chapter order of the eastern star holds its annual 5k breast cancer walk this saturday. here with us is matron barbra e. murray and margaret anderson is also here. the walk is named after her. ladies, thank you very much for being here. looking beautiful in pink this october day. margaret, i'm going to start with you. the walk is named after you. why? you're not a breast...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have a taste of ethiopia now. you have a cafe in washington's brooklyn neighborhood. i'm here with the chef. welcome. this is your first time on tv. do not be nervous because you know everybody about what you're cooking. you say your restaurant is an infusion of healthy ethiopian cooking. what does that mean? >> i cook everything fresh. i don't put too much oily -- i use mostly the organic stuff. >> i would think it's very healthy because looking at this platter, lots of vegetables, lentils, things that are good now. what are you fixing for us today? >> i'm going to fix for the meat lovers tibsiat. i have the meat here. >> what cut of meat do you have in here? >> rib eye. >> i don't think we're on. so we will have to pretend that everything is warming up and we'll mix up the ingredients. what are the ingreed yefnltses you're putting in? >> right now we have -- ingredients you are putting in? >> right now we have the red onions. we have the ginger and garlic. every time when we cook in every food, we use ginger and
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have a taste of ethiopia now. you have a cafe in washington's brooklyn neighborhood. i'm here with the chef. welcome. this is your first time on tv. do not be nervous because you know everybody about what you're cooking. you say your restaurant is an infusion of healthy ethiopian cooking. what does that mean? >> i cook everything fresh. i don't put too much oily -- i use mostly the organic stuff. >> i would think it's very healthy...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> welcome back to ravens report, larry rosen game plan offense with coach caldwellment seeing a green bay packers team that has one of the best one defenses in all of football, has it showed up in your film study. >> it certainly has. and one of the things dom capers is they can stop your team. they mix it up but they do it in all areas. but they stop the run with fine personnel. and let's take a look at it from base personnel and first and second down. they leave their big guys in the game. picket and rajai and
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> welcome back to ravens report, larry rosen game plan offense with coach caldwellment seeing a green bay packers team that has one of the best one defenses in all of football, has it showed up in your film study. >> it certainly has. and one of the things dom capers is they can stop your team. they mix it up but they do it in all areas. but they stop the run with fine personnel. and let's take a...
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$3 million .ver a 10-year period aetna paid the bill. with at the's lawyer and spokesman and explaining -- i am on the phone with aetna's lawyer trying to back.s money if i submit a claim to aetna for $68, they send it back for $42, and i cannot get someone on the phone. how did you pay this doctor up $3 million? >> we cannot look it every claim. can you do something in your computer systems so that bell goes off in the office said it is more than $1,000 for a half- hour's time? we have not been able to do that yet. let me finish. i spent a lot of time that maybe one of the few reporters it was interested in digging into the bowels of the much maligned bureaucracy. they have terrific computer systems, all designed and run by the private sector, that aetna and the other insurance companies don't have, and they are really good at it. i am sorry, i know that sounds wrong. but they really do it well. reporting,did the you didn't. >> medicare is $54 billion a year in improper payments. i can make a bank look really efficient by firing all the
$3 million .ver a 10-year period aetna paid the bill. with at the's lawyer and spokesman and explaining -- i am on the phone with aetna's lawyer trying to back.s money if i submit a claim to aetna for $68, they send it back for $42, and i cannot get someone on the phone. how did you pay this doctor up $3 million? >> we cannot look it every claim. can you do something in your computer systems so that bell goes off in the office said it is more than $1,000 for a half- hour's time? we have...
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neil: dide aetna say screw yarc to california? neil: aetna dodging a headache, fedex dodging a bullet, and walmart not dodging squat. okay, literally, first off, a good insurance company that wants to stay that way, aetna bailing out of offering individual plans in california. but a start, in could affect certainly all californians. gary b, aetna says it is because of healthcare law, and how california wants to administer the law, you don't appear to be shocked? >> no, if i was a share holder in it'erin aetna, i would applay saying in california, they have to same people with preexisting conditions, that means somebodyo the line, probably their existing healthy people will see higher premiums, and they will lose those people who other is insurance companies that they are wise to get out, unfortunately californians will suffer because there will be less competition. neil: dave? >> interesting. i'm a pretty strong free market guy, this is a little element that i beliive is pro consumer, insurance companies have a complex subject mat
neil: dide aetna say screw yarc to california? neil: aetna dodging a headache, fedex dodging a bullet, and walmart not dodging squat. okay, literally, first off, a good insurance company that wants to stay that way, aetna bailing out of offering individual plans in california. but a start, in could affect certainly all californians. gary b, aetna says it is because of healthcare law, and how california wants to administer the law, you don't appear to be shocked? >> no, if i was a share...
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we have the former chairman and ceo of aetna. you're the guy to talk to on this and you've given me special privilege to call you dick and we'll have a conversation first of all how this is going to affect health care that is offered? >> well it is going to have an impact. it will not radically change the way health care is delivered in this country but it will have an impact on one segment particularly with seniors and seniors seeking the medicare advantage program, which is really what this is about. and, the market expected no particular increase but they didn't expect a cut. sandra: dick, they were really cght off-guard. >> they were. sandra: when we looked at the fall in the stocks today, this was significant news and this was just the large health care insurers that are publicly-traded and publicly-traded on the open markets. >> right. sandra: what about the smaller guys, how does this affe them? >> well i think the smaller guys, it is a wide diversity. some smaller guys don't do medicare at all. wouldn't affect them a bit.
we have the former chairman and ceo of aetna. you're the guy to talk to on this and you've given me special privilege to call you dick and we'll have a conversation first of all how this is going to affect health care that is offered? >> well it is going to have an impact. it will not radically change the way health care is delivered in this country but it will have an impact on one segment particularly with seniors and seniors seeking the medicare advantage program, which is really what...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have just learned that president obama is going to speak to the country from the white house beginning at 12:45 about the government shutdown. that's going to begin at 12:45 right here on wusa9. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. of course we'll have updated information on our afternoon newscast beginning at 5:00. please join us then. >>> you can see it at >> noah: hello? >> nick: yo! >> noah: i just came by to see how you're doing. that's ugly. what happened? >> nick: minor altercation. >> noah: [ chuckles ] aren't you a little old to be getting into school-ground fights, dad? >> nick: did you come to see how i was doing or just give me a hard time? >> noah: well, other than the eye, how you doing? >> nick: oh, let's see. in the past few months, i've, uh, lost my fiancée, one of my daughters, and, uh, a fairly good bartender. and there's no food in this house. other than that, everything's great. >> noah: what can i do to help? >> nick: you could take me out to break
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> we have just learned that president obama is going to speak to the country from the white house beginning at 12:45 about the government shutdown. that's going to begin at 12:45 right here on wusa9. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. of course we'll have updated information on our afternoon newscast beginning at 5:00. please join us then. >>> you can see it at >> noah: hello? >> nick: yo! >> noah: i just came by to...
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now you have a major carrier like aetna saying, no, we are not doing this. the president's fix is no fix. he didn't have the power to enforce it. they just did it again on friday. as you pointed out many times on the show, unless you pay you don't have insurance. on december 31, they extended the constitutiondeadline to the. a lot of people won't have care. sebelius said we are urging insurers to let them bay after december 31. we are urging them to accept partial down payments of the first month's premier yup, to let them keep their doctor even if not in the plan. they have no authority to enforce this. peel will lose their plan, doctor, insurance. they can do nothing about it. >> when we get to january 1, 2014, we are looking at a situation where this whole fix. the president's critics said it was political. he knew it was an empty promise. he was trying to say, i tried to keep my promise. when we get to that date we are going to have millions of americans potentially who are now not covered who were covered prior to obamacare. >> absolutely. look, these a
now you have a major carrier like aetna saying, no, we are not doing this. the president's fix is no fix. he didn't have the power to enforce it. they just did it again on friday. as you pointed out many times on the show, unless you pay you don't have insurance. on december 31, they extended the constitutiondeadline to the. a lot of people won't have care. sebelius said we are urging insurers to let them bay after december 31. we are urging them to accept partial down payments of the first...
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in a few minutes, the ceo of aetna will be back with us, mark bertolini, aetna is on the front lines dealing with healthcare, and they are in high-profile fashion pulled out of the state of california. we'll talk about that. >> talk about that and the impact that the affordable care act mandate is pushed out. >>> also, investing icon is with us. he has two stocks he will name. he says there's money to be made with both of the companies. he'll be along telling us about that. plus the market may have speed bumps ahead. he'll tell us what to watch for. >> he's apparently already started talking. by the way, have you seen facebook today? >> oh, my god, back to the ipo front. >> almost. we're almost there. $38 is when -- what it came out at and never saw that price again. it's very close right now. it is knocking on that door. another big move today after last week's huge move. since they reported earnings last week, facebook stock is up 40%. >> and much of that, in that one day. >> exactly. >> how much of that is short covering, you wonder. >> yeah. >> we'll look at that. >> let's look w
in a few minutes, the ceo of aetna will be back with us, mark bertolini, aetna is on the front lines dealing with healthcare, and they are in high-profile fashion pulled out of the state of california. we'll talk about that. >> talk about that and the impact that the affordable care act mandate is pushed out. >>> also, investing icon is with us. he has two stocks he will name. he says there's money to be made with both of the companies. he'll be along telling us about that. plus...
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aetna is one of those companies. unrelated to the mess in obama care, the stock is down 1.5% today after reporting a decline in quarterly profits and providing guidance for next year, saying it's tough to find growth for 2014. >> joining us now exclusively to talk about this is the head of aetna, chairman and ceo, mark bertolini. we kick it off on health care law. >> welcome. >> good to see you, mark. thanks for joining us. >> hi, maria. hi, bill. >> we know the white house is coming under fire for promising people that they could keep their health care. that has already proven to be false. lisa myers, nbc news, reporting people are getting cancellation letters. you also have white house aide valerie jarrett refuting this on twitter. basically tweeting, fact, nothing in obama care forces people out of their health plans. fact, no change is required unless insurance companies change existing plans. so, what's your reaction, mark? tell us -- can you separate fact from fiction for us? >> sure. the only people who can ke
aetna is one of those companies. unrelated to the mess in obama care, the stock is down 1.5% today after reporting a decline in quarterly profits and providing guidance for next year, saying it's tough to find growth for 2014. >> joining us now exclusively to talk about this is the head of aetna, chairman and ceo, mark bertolini. we kick it off on health care law. >> welcome. >> good to see you, mark. thanks for joining us. >> hi, maria. hi, bill. >> we know the...
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joining us now -- aetna is pulling out a lott of these schan exchanges. a bunch of other companies said this makes no sense. most states decided to opt out against the exchanges forcing the federal government to do it. >> does the word chaotic mess sort of fit the bill here? >> when you go to your health care provider today, youake your insurance card and hand it to your receptionist, am i covered, you don't really know, you add 2400 pages of complexity to a system that's already complex, and obviously everyone is confused. i think the average american has the head in the sand, we don't know what the outcome will be. these big companies opting out is logical, that's what i would do if i was running a big insurer. i would wait and see what the real risk is to the insurer. they have the risk of adverse selection because we don't know who's going to participate. one group we do know who's going to participate are those who have pre-existing conditions. >> look, the whole design of the affordable care act was to make it affordable for most americans, and in d
joining us now -- aetna is pulling out a lott of these schan exchanges. a bunch of other companies said this makes no sense. most states decided to opt out against the exchanges forcing the federal government to do it. >> does the word chaotic mess sort of fit the bill here? >> when you go to your health care provider today, youake your insurance card and hand it to your receptionist, am i covered, you don't really know, you add 2400 pages of complexity to a system that's already...
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but we learned aetna won't go along with it. do you believe we are looking at a january 1 event where some large portion of the american people are going to be uninsured when they were insured just a couple of weeks earlier? >>i don't think it's a large portion. i think it is some which is unfortunate. but a small minority of the group. a large share of the group will get on the website and find they can get insurance. it's better and/or cheaper than before. there will be some who will struggle. that's unfortunate. i know the administration is doing what they can to help those groups. >> marc thiessen talked about we are in a situation where the administration is urging insurers to give more time to pay. his criticism is this is no way to run a railroad. >> this is a problem with the website. there is ale small group of people for whom we have to do awkward fixes. but they are short-term fixes which hats v to last a month or two until things are working well. by march 31, by the individual mandate deadline people see the benefit
but we learned aetna won't go along with it. do you believe we are looking at a january 1 event where some large portion of the american people are going to be uninsured when they were insured just a couple of weeks earlier? >>i don't think it's a large portion. i think it is some which is unfortunate. but a small minority of the group. a large share of the group will get on the website and find they can get insurance. it's better and/or cheaper than before. there will be some who will...
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aetna is the fourth or fifth largest health insurance company in the united states. so this is a big player in that market. they see what is happening is what we describe as a death spiral. more and more healthy people are not going to join the market and more and more sick people are. if that happens, gregg, what happens to the average premiums, they go up and up and up. gregg: sure. >> as the premiums go up more and more healthy people drop out and the whole system collapses. gregg: steve moore, thank you very much. good to talk to you about it. appreciate it. >> one of these days maybe something will go right with obamacare. gregg: we wait. thank you. patiently. >> see ya. martha: that is something happen, jon scott and "happening now." so, jon, good morning, what's coming up? >> good friday morning to you, martha. we have updates from two states reeling from disasters. massive fire destroying six city blocks rebuilding from hurricane sandy. new jersey governor chris christie saying it makes him want to puke. in colorado, water is rising, some towns are cut off. w
aetna is the fourth or fifth largest health insurance company in the united states. so this is a big player in that market. they see what is happening is what we describe as a death spiral. more and more healthy people are not going to join the market and more and more sick people are. if that happens, gregg, what happens to the average premiums, they go up and up and up. gregg: sure. >> as the premiums go up more and more healthy people drop out and the whole system collapses. gregg:...
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that said aetna is not alone on this. large rivals like united health group has limited entries into new exchanges as they hold off to see how they run and if number of new health members offset the costs of 6 people signing off. the on-line insurance marketplaces experienced multiple delays. they are on track to open enrollment on october 1st and aim to provide coverage to 7 million uninsured americans in the first year. it will continue to serve businesses here outside of the inge chang -- exchanges. >>> the fort hood shooter admitted before the massacre he wanted to die and go to heaven. >> it is there. there's a lot of virgins. it's heaven. it's there, though. it's heaven. >> that was not the only warning sign the government ignored. >> accused of throwing homemade explosions at people on the streets. a bombshell indeed. >> hey there, tucker. >> good morning. coming up on fox and friends in the lone star state live for us in texas with george w. bush. they are hitting the links for a good cause. plus the car czar is s
that said aetna is not alone on this. large rivals like united health group has limited entries into new exchanges as they hold off to see how they run and if number of new health members offset the costs of 6 people signing off. the on-line insurance marketplaces experienced multiple delays. they are on track to open enrollment on october 1st and aim to provide coverage to 7 million uninsured americans in the first year. it will continue to serve businesses here outside of the inge chang --...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> foxes 5 morning news, you are looking a ths e5 cb cvs stn maryland. this was the scene of a bold rob rear. thieves sto stole the atm from t of the store. stor river park police have not said how much money they may havehave gotten away with. >> always surprised at that kind of crime. it takes a lot of work. >> it does, planning. >> meanwhile, a 6th arrest has been made in connection wit last week's road rage incident with a group of motorcycle riders. >> melanie alnwick is back with this controversial case. >> reporter: it keeps getting more interesting or a little a more strange, i don't know. last month's incident which was caught on tape has stirredd emotion across the country for both sides of the case. now the latest chapter has the nypd taking one of their own into custody. new york city police officersce have arrested one of their own in connection with an assault on a moretisa motorist by a group f motorcyclists. the officer was undercover and off-duty. the ten year vetera
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> foxes 5 morning news, you are looking a ths e5 cb cvs stn maryland. this was the scene of a bold rob rear. thieves sto stole the atm from t of the store. stor river park police have not said how much money they may havehave gotten away with. >> always surprised at that kind of crime. it takes a lot of work. >> it does, planning. >> meanwhile, a 6th arrest has been made in connection...
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aetna ceo mark bertolini will be our special guest. don't miss "squawk box" tomorrow, the master of manage many, jack welch. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> we'll reduce taxpayer subsidies to subscription drug companies and ask more from the wealthiest seniors and bring down costs by changing the way our government fires medicare. our medical bills shouldn't be based on the number of tests ordered or days spent in the hospital. they should be based on the quality of care our seniors receive. >> that's the president talking health care on last night's state of th state of the union address. we are joined by mark better to
aetna ceo mark bertolini will be our special guest. don't miss "squawk box" tomorrow, the master of manage many, jack welch. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason...
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>> if you're aetna you're worried about who is coming in? if population is second quarter and need more services you don't want to wind up with a worse population in those networks. they will sit back. see the populations. see what the trends are. if it looks better in year or two maybe they will jump in. melissa: what is long term implication? it could become very much a two-tiered health care plan, or system. if you have a money and job you get nice insurance somewhere else and if you don't, have preexisting conditions or whatever to be covered to go to one of these exchanges to get subpar health care? >> you will really see, you captured it nicely. employer provided insurance, generous, lots of networks, lots of hospitals, more expensive. the key is, can you create a high quality network at affordable price within all the regulations obamacare will throw at you. that is a big question mark. melissa: can someone do that? >> we'll find out. i think some of the states that have what are called clearinghouse exchanges where they're allowing p
>> if you're aetna you're worried about who is coming in? if population is second quarter and need more services you don't want to wind up with a worse population in those networks. they will sit back. see the populations. see what the trends are. if it looks better in year or two maybe they will jump in. melissa: what is long term implication? it could become very much a two-tiered health care plan, or system. if you have a money and job you get nice insurance somewhere else and if you...
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aetna is the latest, this former ceo on why it will not be the last. (horn, ding, ding) how long have i had my car insurance? n't ow, eight, ten years. i couldn't tell ya' but things were a lot less expensive back then. if you're 50 or over you should take a new look at your auto insurance. you may be overpaying. actually that makes a lot of sense. old policy. old rates. and thanks to your experience behind the wheel, you might save $350 by switching to the aarp auto insurance program from the hartford. plus, you'll get benefits that reward your iving record, like our promise thayou won't be dropped. wait, you won't drop me, seriously? that's right, you won't be dropped. and, if you know anyone who's been dropped by their insurance company, you know that's a hassle you don't need. especially these ds. plus you'll get recovercare, ich helps you pay for everyday needs like housecleaning, lawn care and pet services if you're injured in an accident. so my auto insurance is going to help pay the housecleaning injured? did you say lawn care? and if i can't w
aetna is the latest, this former ceo on why it will not be the last. (horn, ding, ding) how long have i had my car insurance? n't ow, eight, ten years. i couldn't tell ya' but things were a lot less expensive back then. if you're 50 or over you should take a new look at your auto insurance. you may be overpaying. actually that makes a lot of sense. old policy. old rates. and thanks to your experience behind the wheel, you might save $350 by switching to the aarp auto insurance program from the...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> welcome back, edge on maryland, a last minute effort to stop a ban on certain guns is meeting some resistants. two lawsuifiled challenging aspects of the ban. the law would add 45 guns to the list and handgun magazines to 10 rounds. court hearing on the first case set for tomorrow. now for the edge on virginia, where those fighting for gay marriage are focussing their efforts there. it hasn't been long since supreme court turned defense of marriage act. they are planning to do the same in virginia. >> this is a matter of critical importance to gay and lesbian citizens around this country. critical importance to the children they are raising. it is also critical importance to every citizen of this country who cares about equality. >> reporter: to overturn virginia's constitutional amendment, general assembly would have to vote twice separated by an election. still ahead on news edge, how local police departments train their k9 squads. the best of the best are in our area, stay with
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> welcome back, edge on maryland, a last minute effort to stop a ban on certain guns is meeting some resistants. two lawsuifiled challenging aspects of the ban. the law would add 45 guns to the list and handgun magazines to 10 rounds. court hearing on the first case set for tomorrow. now for the edge on virginia, where those fighting for gay marriage are focussing their efforts there. it hasn't been long...
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neil: dide aetna at od, whatever business youe in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. thisan is about to be the millionth customer. wod you mind if i gohead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fiy thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth stomer. nobodyikes to ss out. that's why ally treats all theicustomers the same. whetr you're the first or the millionth. if your bank doesn't think you're special amore, ally bank. you need an ally. your money needs an ally. neil: ana dodging a hdache, fedex dodging a bullet, a walmart not dodging squat. okay, literally, first off, a good insurance company that wants to stay that way, aetna bailing out of offerg individual plans in california. but a srt, inould affect certainly all californians. gary b, aetna says it is because of healthcar law, and how california wants to administer the law, you don't appear to be shocked? no, if i
neil: dide aetna at od, whatever business youe in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. thisan is about to be the millionth customer. wod you mind if i gohead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fiy thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth stomer. nobodyikes to ss out. that's why...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> 6:21 almost 6:22 on this monday morning. we have more clouds in our futurecast, temperatures running in the 50s in most spots. mostly cloudy by 9:00. i think the sun will make more of an appearance as we head toward midday. southern maryland, tougher to shake some of the clouds. partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. >>> good morning, everybody. redskins fans last night, hoping for the best, expecting the worst. and the worst, i think is what you got. a rough night for the redskins in all facets of the game. rg iii and the skins falling to 1-4. they overcame adversity and rallied with this alfred morris 45-yard touchdown run. the redskins offensive line just was man handled last night. eventually a dallas 31-16 victory. the baltimore ravens return home looking to extend their streak. this is a defensive showdown for most of the day. in the end aaron rogers made enough big plays to burn the ravens secondary and seek out their first road victory of the seaso
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> 6:21 almost 6:22 on this monday morning. we have more clouds in our futurecast, temperatures running in the 50s in most spots. mostly cloudy by 9:00. i think the sun will make more of an appearance as we head toward midday. southern maryland, tougher to shake some of the clouds. partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. >>> good morning, everybody. redskins fans last...
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that will be a big problem for aetnas and cigna, blue cross plans next few months figuring out who get whats subsidies. it is a complex system. th're having a rough time. it is better than a few months ago but it will be march or april. it will take that long. lou: march or april, actually jeffrey zeints the man in charge of getting this thing fixed, he said he could make it by the end of november. it hasn't quite worked out that way. david plouffe says he is confident this thing bill be working by017. were you just a little astounded when you heard a man say that, i thinks as soon as there is new management in the white house the program might be working? > well look, all these companies are offering insurance. it's a mess. the fundamental mess is trying to take a huge number of people, 15 to 20 million people and income, verify income and decide what subsidy will be and they are huge subsidies. that is the fundamental problem. telling aetna how much of your 15,000-dollar insurance premium will be subsidized by the government. will take a while. zeints is a smart guy. i haven't talked
that will be a big problem for aetnas and cigna, blue cross plans next few months figuring out who get whats subsidies. it is a complex system. th're having a rough time. it is better than a few months ago but it will be march or april. it will take that long. lou: march or april, actually jeffrey zeints the man in charge of getting this thing fixed, he said he could make it by the end of november. it hasn't quite worked out that way. david plouffe says he is confident this thing bill be...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. an hour before he is set to address the nation, president obama writes a letter to government employees. in the letter posted on the office of personnel management site, he blames congress for the shutdown and an inability to pass a budget. he also says he'll keep working to reopen the government and vital services and allows those whofsh sent home to return to work. he also thanked employees for their working, adding the shutdown was, in his eyes, completely preventable. in the last hour the democratic-led senate rejected the latest republican request for formal talks about a budget deal. here more from the president when he speaks at 12:25 from the rose garden. watch it on nbc 4 or on nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> thank you, angie. >>> right now the federal government is shut down. roughly 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed while lawmakers remain deadlocked on a spending budget. this morning the senate rejected a house request to name negotiators to a conference to resolv
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. an hour before he is set to address the nation, president obama writes a letter to government employees. in the letter posted on the office of personnel management site, he blames congress for the shutdown and an inability to pass a budget. he also says he'll keep working to reopen the government and vital services and allows those whofsh sent home to return to work. he also thanked employees for their working, adding...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back. how could a 9-year-old boy make it through airport security and hop a flight from minneapolis to las vegas without a ticket? that is exactly what the tsa is trying to find out. >> reporter: a 9-year-old's trip to vegas leaves tsa baffled. the boy made it through three checkpoints without a boarding pass i don't i don't know how that would happen, it amazes me. >> i'm willing to bet it was a fairly smart kid then. >> reporter: a spokesperson confirms he was screened at this checkpoint by tsa agents tuesday morning at 10:30. once the boy got through the checkpoint, we are told by an airport official he went to concourse c, and boarded an 11:15 flight to vegas. >> once the plane was in the air, flight attendants became suspicious and contacted police. john austin is a communication specialist and former spokesperson for northwest airlines. he says situations like this aren't unheard of. they happen occasionally, mainly with kids. >> they attach themselves to a group and
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> welcome back. how could a 9-year-old boy make it through airport security and hop a flight from minneapolis to las vegas without a ticket? that is exactly what the tsa is trying to find out. >> reporter: a 9-year-old's trip to vegas leaves tsa baffled. the boy made it through three checkpoints without a boarding pass i don't i don't know how that would happen, it amazes me. >> i'm willing...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> 64-year-old endurance swim er diana my nyad is closing in on her destination. she's tried this s but never made it this far. she reported having trouble breathing and severe muscle aches. her team project she will be in florida sometime between 2:00 and 4:00. she only has two miles to go. >>> if you turned off the game early, you missed one heck of a comeback. the nats scored three runs to beat the mets. a big hit scored the eventual game winning run. the nationals are now 6 1/2 games out of the final wild card spot. they take on the phillies tonight in philadelphia. >>> today, we expect redskins head coach mike shanahan to discuss whether robert griffin iii will start the season opener a week from tonight. the doctor has cleared him to play but shanahan says the doctor told him he did have some concerns about the surgically repair eed knee. espn reporting that andrews is worried about how the redskins have been using the star quarterback. >> roberts. >> rebecca. >> we formally in
aetna -- what's your healthy? >>> 64-year-old endurance swim er diana my nyad is closing in on her destination. she's tried this s but never made it this far. she reported having trouble breathing and severe muscle aches. her team project she will be in florida sometime between 2:00 and 4:00. she only has two miles to go. >>> if you turned off the game early, you missed one heck of a comeback. the nats scored three runs to beat the mets. a big hit scored the eventual game...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? >> pelley: tonight, the obamacare signup falls short by 80%. insurance purchases stumble, but more americans do find hope in medicaid. major garrett and nancy cordes had a first look at obamacare's impact. rescue workers hammer throw the hungry and homeless after the supertyphoon. seth doane is in the middle of it. aeurt security screening that cost nearly one billion dollars may be a fill your. bob orr has the government investigation. and in prison for years for a murder he didn't commit, ryan ferguson is free. >> first thing i did was talk to my parents and kiss my girlfriend. >> pelley: erin moriarty of 48 hours has the remarkable story. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. there hasn't been so much anticipation about a number since a record jackpot was at stake in powerball.
aetna -- what's your healthy? >> pelley: tonight, the obamacare signup falls short by 80%. insurance purchases stumble, but more americans do find hope in medicaid. major garrett and nancy cordes had a first look at obamacare's impact. rescue workers hammer throw the hungry and homeless after the supertyphoon. seth doane is in the middle of it. aeurt security screening that cost nearly one billion dollars may be a fill your. bob orr has the government investigation. and in prison for...
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. >>> aetna, revenue did come in abovest hits boosted by it's recent acquisition of coveren trihealth care. the stock dropped more than 1.5%. >>> aetna's ceo was asked about the new health law and report that says the obama administration knew millions of americans would not be able to keep their insurance plans. >> the only people who can keep their plan indefinitely are people who in the individual and small group market were in that% market before march 23rd, 2010 and over that period from march 2010 until now did not change plans. >> acquisitions that the white house misled people to believe they could keep insurance plans and the website resulted in heated questions on capitol hill today about what went wrong and who is to blame. bertha coombs has more. >> reporter: mike was surprised when anthem blue cross notified him the family health plan would no longer before offered. >> the primary reason they said is there is ten or 11 components that every plan has to carry. >> reporter: the retierped executive say as comparable plan on healthcare.gov will cost twice as much 140 0 a mont
. >>> aetna, revenue did come in abovest hits boosted by it's recent acquisition of coveren trihealth care. the stock dropped more than 1.5%. >>> aetna's ceo was asked about the new health law and report that says the obama administration knew millions of americans would not be able to keep their insurance plans. >> the only people who can keep their plan indefinitely are people who in the individual and small group market were in that% market before march 23rd, 2010 and...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> i've been combing through the day's retailer websites to find you deep discounts and here are some of my wednesday favorites. living social is out with a list called the best of the best, top picks for the washington area. here are one of the deals. pay $11 and get a movie ticket, large popcorn and 32-ounce soda or pay $22 for four movie tickets. this is for the movies at montgomery mall. here's a deal at one of the most popular italian restaurants in the region. pay $20 and get $40 to spend on food and nonalcoholic drinks at dinner at kora in arlington. you're going to find this deal on amazon local. or how about a haunted washington scavenger hunt being run out of lafayette park. pay $11 and save 50% off. you'll find this offer on goldstar. if you're an offer -- you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love it hear from ow facebook. i'm jessica doyle, wusa9. >>> we have details right now about one of the big social events of the year and it's for a good cause. it'
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> i've been combing through the day's retailer websites to find you deep discounts and here are some of my wednesday favorites. living social is out with a list called the best of the best, top picks for the washington area. here are one of the deals. pay $11 and get a movie ticket, large popcorn and 32-ounce soda or pay $22 for four movie tickets. this is for the movies at montgomery mall. here's a deal...
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aetna -- what's your healthy? if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd. spiriva helps me breathe better. does breathing with copd weigh you down? don't wait to ask your doctor about spiriva. "clearly inapprop
aetna -- what's your healthy? if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems,...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> a zoo worker who had her arm ripped off by a tiger over the weekend underwent surgery yesterday. the park owner near oklahoma city says the employee violated the safety rules there by sticking her hand in the tiger's cage. and somehow her jacket got caught in some wiring and that is when that 14-year-old tiger attacked. the zoo owner says the woman was awake during the whole ordeal as she was flown to the hospital. >> it's an unfortunate accident. my heart goes out to her that one of my tigers did this but she assured me in the helicopter that she was going to come back to work. >> zoo keepers say the tiger has never been aggressive and the park hasn't had annual injury till now -- an injury till now. the animal may not be put down because the attack was a result of a safety violation. >>> some angry truckers are fed up with washington politics. so a group called the ride for the constitution is asking all independent truckers around the country to drive to d.c. and clog the beltw
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> a zoo worker who had her arm ripped off by a tiger over the weekend underwent surgery yesterday. the park owner near oklahoma city says the employee violated the safety rules there by sticking her hand in the tiger's cage. and somehow her jacket got caught in some wiring and that is when that 14-year-old tiger attacked. the zoo owner says the woman was awake during the whole ordeal as she was flown...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> if you are in the area of 16th and i streets northwest tonight, you're going to notice a building bathed in pink. the i street tower is going pink every night in october in honor of breast cancer awareness month. it is the 7th year that the georgetown visitation think pink society has been involved. now they've been joined by e- beauty community kicking off a month-long wig donation drive. i can participate in that. carolyn keller of e beauty community and a two-time breast cancer survivor started the wig drive to help women deal with the dreaded side effects of their cancer treatments. air loss. >> 90% of our wigs are from people who have already been through breast cancer. there are a lot of women who have walked the walk. >> i'm going to donate. tonight's fund-raiser is also a tribute to teresa larson, the wife of wusa producer and writer mike bratton who lost her brave battle against breast cancer eight weeks ago. if you'd like to donate a wig and i do to this exchange program
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> if you are in the area of 16th and i streets northwest tonight, you're going to notice a building bathed in pink. the i street tower is going pink every night in october in honor of breast cancer awareness month. it is the 7th year that the georgetown visitation think pink society has been involved. now they've been joined by e- beauty community kicking off a month-long wig donation drive. i can...
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i mentioned aetna in the introduction in a different light. tell us about its moves today. >> well, aetna said today that there-- they're not going to extend current policies for people who have coverage today. and you are going to have to sign for a new plan that meets all the requirements of the affordable care act. >> brown: is this a surprise? >> it's a little bit of a surprise. i believe they're the first publicly traded big insurance company to say this. but already several states have said that they're not going to allow insurance companies to extend old plans. some experts refer to these plans sometimes as junk insurance, maybe they don't cover all the benefits the affordable care ago requires. some of these plans are actually good coverage, though. whatever the case, they're to the going to be extended in a lot of states including california, washington and a few others. >> brown: finally you asked a very fraught question at this press conference today. which is whether it might be the case that on january-- at the beginning of all th
i mentioned aetna in the introduction in a different light. tell us about its moves today. >> well, aetna said today that there-- they're not going to extend current policies for people who have coverage today. and you are going to have to sign for a new plan that meets all the requirements of the affordable care act. >> brown: is this a surprise? >> it's a little bit of a surprise. i believe they're the first publicly traded big insurance company to say this. but already...
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aetna will offer health coverage to employers, and medicare recipients there. individual policyholders will have to find coverage else whereby the end of december. >>> lawmakers in several states are encouraging elderly residents to sell their life insurance. giving up death pen fits to pay for long term care. rick perry of texas signs a law to allow medicaid officials to tell people they can sell their death benefits to pay for long term care. there are similar bills in several other states. and our guest likes the bill. under these proposals, what would happen is, you would sell your right or your beneficiaries right to a death pen fit to a third party, a settlement company of some sort, but you would take a discount, wouldn't you, on the amount of cash you would receive for giving up that right. and how much would that discount typically be? >> that depends, that's right. you defined it properly. the issue, if you keep in mind for a moment. these are people that are running out of money to pay for their long term care, this is something of a last resort, eit
aetna will offer health coverage to employers, and medicare recipients there. individual policyholders will have to find coverage else whereby the end of december. >>> lawmakers in several states are encouraging elderly residents to sell their life insurance. giving up death pen fits to pay for long term care. rick perry of texas signs a law to allow medicaid officials to tell people they can sell their death benefits to pay for long term care. there are similar bills in several other...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> we have some advice now that could help you avoid a family feud at least when it comes to the death of a loved one. the honorable serita lee is the register of wills for prince george's county and he's with us this afternoon -- she's with us this afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me here today. >> people are healthy and feeling good and you say that's the good time the start thinking about life after@issues making -- death issues making a will. why so important? >> it is so important because we have loved ones and we worked hard and we have a legacy to leave for your family. and if it's not inviting -- family members sometimes are trying to decide what to do and they're fighting over your assets. so it's very good to do. put it in writing. make it legal that way everything's taken care of the way you want it done. >> a lot of people don't like to talk about wills because it does suggest they are mortal and will eventually die. and they also think that a
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >>> we have some advice now that could help you avoid a family feud at least when it comes to the death of a loved one. the honorable serita lee is the register of wills for prince george's county and he's with us this afternoon -- she's with us this afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me here today. >> people are healthy and feeling good and you say that's the good...
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aetna made this point. they have to come up with a premium that will work. there is also a state regulatory pros jess. and, a lot of states are not going to give up their responsibilities to make sure that the plans that being sold on their state are okay. so in fact, with six weeks left before january 1st, the odds ever anybody being able to hold on to their current plan zero. >> go ahead, ashley. ashley: no, go ahead. jump in on that, liz. >> it is interesting, the president kept saying it is on us, we fumbleed it. it is on us. the onus is actually on the insurers because they will get blamed for cancellations, right? there is nothing that requires or forces insurers to give back these insurance policies. ashley: right. >> that we allow the insurers to give back insurance policies. ashley: what they will be telling president. >> that is key. tracy: you can't turn it around that quickly. to joe's point and yours. insurers will basically will be the ones get finger pointed at them. ashley: because they're playing by the rules. >> he is saying we fumbleed. wh
aetna made this point. they have to come up with a premium that will work. there is also a state regulatory pros jess. and, a lot of states are not going to give up their responsibilities to make sure that the plans that being sold on their state are okay. so in fact, with six weeks left before january 1st, the odds ever anybody being able to hold on to their current plan zero. >> go ahead, ashley. ashley: no, go ahead. jump in on that, liz. >> it is interesting, the president kept...
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to lower them, aetna said no, we're willing to try this, and maybe we get it wrong, and people don't buy or coverage but we're not losing money, they are well covered, ones that are at greatest risk are new co-op insurers, they are brand new, there is no market demand, they were created as part of a government program. gerri: okay, let's move on to, another question. this from liz from vermont. came in as e-mail, she is talking about huge mess we've seen with web site, big problem with operations, if we contract it with firm cgi is it their responsible to deliver a final product? scott, talk this week we'll put czar in charge of this, we'll put a company in charge of fixing this. should cgi make good? >> right, they recontracted, keep in mine, cgi is not only contractor there are a lot, they singled out cgi, imnot too sure why. there were others with pivotal rolls, problem was not necessarily with the contractors, who were involved in pieces but problem of putting it together. other problem they got started very late. i think they were pressed at the end because they started late. ge
to lower them, aetna said no, we're willing to try this, and maybe we get it wrong, and people don't buy or coverage but we're not losing money, they are well covered, ones that are at greatest risk are new co-op insurers, they are brand new, there is no market demand, they were created as part of a government program. gerri: okay, let's move on to, another question. this from liz from vermont. came in as e-mail, she is talking about huge mess we've seen with web site, big problem with...
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no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> today on "tmz" -- >> finally an answer on why miley cyrus is acting the way miley cyrus is acting. >> probably around 40, around that time i heard that some people don't have sex anymore. >> was she joking? >> she looks at matt. how old do you think i am? she says 40. thank you, i'm 55. oh, then you're really not having sex then. >> dion sanders had really bad stomach issues yesterday flying into l.a.x. he was taken to hospital and allegedly it was kidney stones. >> what do you mean alleged? it's a crime to have kidney stones? >> liam from one direction got his underwear stolen from a crazy fan. the hotel staff put them out on the balcony to dry. >> why does he need to put his underwear on the balcony? >> maybe he need to washed them. >> maybe he had a skid ma
no matter what your healthy is, aetna can help you get there. what's your healthy? >> today on "tmz" -- >> finally an answer on why miley cyrus is acting the way miley cyrus is acting. >> probably around 40, around that time i heard that some people don't have sex anymore. >> was she joking? >> she looks at matt. how old do you think i am? she says 40. thank you, i'm 55. oh, then you're really not having sex then. >> dion sanders had really bad...
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aetna and others are also warning small businesses to brace for increases, but some of these may be offset with tax credits. another alternative to coverage options - none of the above - involves paying penalties which may be cheaper than providing insurance. "it may affect hiring at some small businesses, but not large ones. but it won't hurt the economic recovery in any major way." analysts say this is the time of year to begin sorting out your options and figuring how much in premiums, co-pays and deductables you're willing to pay. one helpful website is healthcare.gov. the surpreme court is set to hear a case today refered to as "pay for delay." that's when major drug companies pay generic competitors to keep close copies of the drug off the market until a certain date. regulators say the practice costs consumers, insurance companies and the government billions every year. it's viewed as big drug companies monopolizing the market. however, drug manufacturers see it as a way to avoid long, drawn-out patent court cases. sequester cuts are causing friction between the airline industry and
aetna and others are also warning small businesses to brace for increases, but some of these may be offset with tax credits. another alternative to coverage options - none of the above - involves paying penalties which may be cheaper than providing insurance. "it may affect hiring at some small businesses, but not large ones. but it won't hurt the economic recovery in any major way." analysts say this is the time of year to begin sorting out your options and figuring how much in...
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telling aetna how much of your 15,000-dollar insurance premium will be subsidized by the government. will take a while. zeints is a smart guy. i haven't talked to him in years. they have smart people working on it but they were far behind from the start. lou: you talk about smart people, worked in the private sector a little while, worked in management and as well as on air, i have known a lot of smart people. one of the first rules i can remember being counseled on by my boss when i moved into management was just remember this. this is the axiom. once you got people involved it's screwed up. and it appears that that very basic lesson in management, no matter what level you work at, was ignored by a government, an administration frankly had very little obvious experience in management of any kind. >> obviously this is much bigger nut than they expected. not to defend them. i think current administrator, had my job, marilyn tavenner. she is very smart. i know her that years. she is great. on i.t. side they have a lot more than they can chew. they have a long way to go. it will be a me
telling aetna how much of your 15,000-dollar insurance premium will be subsidized by the government. will take a while. zeints is a smart guy. i haven't talked to him in years. they have smart people working on it but they were far behind from the start. lou: you talk about smart people, worked in the private sector a little while, worked in management and as well as on air, i have known a lot of smart people. one of the first rules i can remember being counseled on by my boss when i moved into...